Spigot.



EDGAR W. LUNDY, OF ORADELL, NEW JERSEY.

SPIGOT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentecl Sept. 26, 1911.

Application fi1ed August 15, 1910. Serial N0. 577,166.

T0 all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, EDGAR W. LUNDY, a citizen of the United States,residing ab Oradell, in the county 0f Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spigots, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to spigots, and has special reference t0 improvedmeans for locking the spigot so that the contents of a barrel can not betampered with.

Referring t0 the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view 0f thespigot constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detailview of a portion of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the operating handle 0f the spigot removed. F ig. 4 is a view inlongitudinal section 0f the spigot. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the deviceshown in Fig. 1.

In the drawings 1 indicates the tube of the spigot Which is formed witha tapering end 2 in order that it may be driven into the bung hole of abarrel and wit-h a depending discharge nozzle 3. Mounted in the tube 1is a vert1cal rotary plug 4 havin a transverse opening 5 in its lowerend wh1ch is adapted to communicate with the passageway 5 of the tap.The lower end 0f the plug 4, which projects across the passageway 5' ofthe tap is secured in place in any suitable manner as for exarnple bysecuring the lower end of the plug 4 and having a catch 7 bearingagainst the under side of the tap 1. The upper end of the plug 4 isformed with cut-away portions 8, said upper end being straddlecl by theU-shaped end 9 01: a short handle 10, which is pivotedto the plug bymeans 0f pivot pin 11. The forward end 01: the handle 10 is formed in alongitudinal slot 12 which, when the handle 10 is swung down to theposition shown in Fig. 1 is adapted t0 straddle the cut-away end 13 ofthe tap 1. In this position the handle may be lockecl by any suitablemeans, as for example by means o1 a wire 14 extending through a hole 15in the end of the tap 1, and locked by means of a seal 16 er padlock ifdesired. In order that the spigot may not be left accidentally turned onsuitable means are provided for this, which consists as here shownpreferably, of stops 17 and 18 on the tap 1 between which is adapted toswing a lateral arm er pin 19 projecting from the pin 4, therebyperrnitting 015 a quarter turn only of the plug 4, t-he pin 17 servingas a stop against which the pin 19 abuts when the plug has made aquarter turn to close the tap end bring the arm 10 in osition to belocked in the tap. When the arm 10 is raised out of engagement with thetap the plug 4 can be only turned to open the tap in a quarterrevolution on the pin 19 and abut against the step 18.

I-Iaving described tl1e invention, what I claim is:

A spigot consisting of a tap provicled at its outer end with a reducedportion, a rotary plug provided at its upper end with a reclucedportion, said reduced portion forming a pair 0f inclinecl shoulders, ahandle having a bifurcated end und a beveled rest shoulder, pivoted t0the feduced Portion of saicl plug, said handle also being bifurcated atits free end and provided with a rest shoulder for engagement with t-hereduced portion of said tap, and locking rneans carried by the tap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

EDGAR W. LUNDY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. WESTERVELT, JAMES A. ROMEYN.

Copies 013 this patent ma.y be obtained for flve cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Iatents Washington, D. G.

